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androidscrollviewandroid-edittext
user3240359
user3240359

Reputation:

How to create multiline edittext with scroll view within activity?

I want edittext which will have 3 lines and if the edittext content exceeds 3 lines limit then vertical scrollbar should be visible to user.

Upvotes: 14

Views: 23132

Answers (7)

Afzal Ali
Afzal Ali

Reputation: 822

I think this question is more about adding Multiline editText inside scrollview.

Inside scrollview, If your EditText has more text you wont be able to scroll inside, rather whole page will scroll.

You can achieve this with help of TouchListener.

edtDescription = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.edt_description);

    edtDescription.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(true);
    edtDescription.setOverScrollMode(View.OVER_SCROLL_ALWAYS);
    edtDescription.setScrollBarStyle(View.SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_INSET);
    edtDescription.setMovementMethod(ScrollingMovementMethod.getInstance());

    edtDescription.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent motionEvent) {

            view.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
            if ((motionEvent.getAction() & MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) != 0 && (motionEvent.getActionMasked() & MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) != 0)
            {
                view.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(false);
            }
            return false;
        }
    });

Upvotes: 4

user3558124
user3558124

Reputation: 224

may work 100% 

<EditText
    android:inputType="textMultiLine"
    android:lines="int number" <!-- Total Lines prior display -->
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:scrollbars="vertical"/>

Upvotes: 20

Rakshith Raj
Rakshith Raj

Reputation: 41

if textview lines exceeds two line scrollview will scroll

if (mTvContacts.getLayout().getLineCount() >= 2) {
    if (scrollContactsHeight == 0)
        scrollContactsHeight = scrollContacts.getHeight();

        scrollContacts.getLayoutParams().height = scrollContactsHeight * 2;
} else {
    if (scrollContactsHeight == 0)
        scrollContacts.getLayoutParams().height = scrollContacts.getHeight();
    else
        scrollContacts.getLayoutParams().height = scrollContacts.getHeight() / 2;
}


 <ScrollView  
        android:id="@+id/scrollContacts"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"    
        android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"           
        android:layout_marginRight="5dp"        
        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/tvTo"  
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/imgAddContacts">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tvContacts"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"    
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
            android:text="wfd"
            android:textColor="#000" />

</ScrollView>

Upvotes: 0

Hamid Shatu
Hamid Shatu

Reputation: 9700

Apply this code snippets...you will get your requirement right. And one thing to note, you have to give hard coded Height of ScrollView...I give here as 70dip.

<ScrollView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="70dip" >

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:singleLine="false" />
</ScrollView>

Upvotes: 0

Kevin Joymungol
Kevin Joymungol

Reputation: 1814

Use inputType="textMultiLine" and set android:lines="3" like:

<EditText
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:lines="3" <!-- Total Lines prior display -->
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
/>

Upvotes: 12

Ab5
Ab5

Reputation: 606

In you edit Text just add

    android:inputType="textMultiLine" 
    android:maxLines="3">

Upvotes: 3

Mehul Ranpara
Mehul Ranpara

Reputation: 4255

Have tried with ? :

<EditText
            android:id="@+id/edt_note"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:ems="10"
            android:maxLines="3"
            >

Upvotes: 0

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